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Matinee Heroes

Matinee Heroes is a podcast dedicated to exploring hero cinema - from adventurers, heroes, and superheroes; from Jedi to buddy cops; from the Wild West, to the distant past, to futures both hopeful and dystopian, from ancient lands to the deepest reaches of outer space. In a time when we need heroes more than ever, Alan and Craig will try to understand just what makes our cinematic heroes tick, and how we can use that heroism in our everyday life.
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Now displaying: December, 2019
Dec 28, 2019

BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE ORIGINAL STAR WARS TRILOGY

For this last panel, we have Model maker and Visual Effects artist Charlie Bailey Empire Strikes Back 2nd unit Director Harley Cokeliss 3 jaws including Andrea Wickman, Tim Donaldson and Frazer Diamond., and returning Champion Puppeteer Mike Quinn.

This is the 4th of four special episodes highlighting panels from the Los Angeles Empire Con this past December 6th-8th.

Dec 28, 2019

HARRISON ELLENSHAW

Harrison is an amazing matte artist and is best known for his work on TRON (1982), Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977), and Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back. Ellenshaw eventually became the head of Disney’s effects studio, Buena Vista Visual Effect, and worked as its executive producer in Escape from L.A. (1996, John Carpenter)

This is the 3rd of four special episodes highlighting panels from the Los Angeles Empire Con this past December 6th-8th.

Dec 28, 2019

MIKE QUINN & DAVID BARCLAY

This is Q&A session with the puppetry and voice-over artists Mike Quinn and David Barclay who've worked on classics such as THE DARK CRYSTAL, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK and RETURN OF THE JEDI. Both we're Frank Oz's main go to puppeteers for Yoda, Mike in JEDI and David during EMPIRE which means there was a brief cameo by a green Jedi Master!

This is the 2nd of four special episodes highlighting panels from the Los Angeles Empire Con this past December 6th-8th.

Dec 28, 2019

AFTER THE RISE OF SKYWALKER

Once the Skywalker Saga wraps up, what does the future hold for STAR WARS on the big screen? Craig along with Jonathan London of  Geekscape.net and past guest Devin Pike discuss the announced plans and poke holes in the various rumored productions with a panel of film industry professionals. 

This is the 1st of four special episodes highlighting panels from the Los Angeles Empire Con this past December 6th-8th.  

Dec 21, 2019

KUNG-FU HUSTLE

A petty thief aspires to become a member of the notorious Axe Gang during the 1940s in Canton, China. 

Alan and Craig discuss Looney Tunes cartoons, an Empire Con recap, Alan's last show for awhile and the movie selected by our Patreon Patron Matthew Knuckles "Kung Fu Hustle" on this week's Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

  • 0:55

    Craig and Alan talk about Empire Con where Craig moderated several panels

  • 12:08

    Alan and Craig discuss "Kung-Fu Hustle"

  • 26:39

    Recasting

  • 36:17

    Double Feature

  • 41:44

    Final Thoughts

Dec 7, 2019

THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION

A prominent banker unjustly convicted of murder spends many years in the Shawshank prison. He is befriended by a convict who knows the ropes and helps him to cope with the frightening realities of prison life.

Alan and Craig discuss underrated classics, Alan's big announcement, a full panel from FanX Salt Lake and one of the best movies ever made "The Shawshank Redemption" on this week's Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

  • 0:53

    Alan makes an announcement regarding the start of 2020

  • 9:26

    Alan and Craig discuss "The Shawshank Redemption"

  • 35:42

    Recasting

  • 50:44

    Double Feature

  • 55:34

    Craig moderates "25 Years at Shawshank" with guests Brian Lee Durfee, Patrick Gibbs, Paul Gibbs, Nicole Giles and Christian Lambert live from Salt Lake FanX recorded this past September.

  • 1:48:15

    Alan and Craig preview their next movie "Kung Fu Hustle "

Sometime in the next 2 weeks Alan and Craig return to discuss our Patreon selected movie "Kung Fu Hustle"

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